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WithdrawnNCT01082601

Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure

Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Rhythm Control in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Pilot Study

Status
Withdrawn
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
0 (actual)
Sponsor
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

To compare heart function, symptoms, exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and Atrial Fibrillation (AF)before and after catheter ablation. Hypothesis: Restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm by catheter ablation, without the use of antiarrhythmic drugs, in AF and CHF improves heart failure status.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREPulmonary Vein Isolation (PVI)Subjects with clinical indication for PVI, either paroxysmal or persistent AF failing medical management with rate or rhythm control medications.

Timeline

Start date
2010-04-01
Primary completion
2012-01-01
Completion
2012-01-01
First posted
2010-03-08
Last updated
2012-10-17

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01082601. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.